5.) Apply the four-step process of critical analysis to works of art, including describing what is seen, analyzing how each artist arranged the elements of art and principles of design, interpreting expressive intent and purpose, and judging the effectiveness of communication.

 Analyzing selected works of art for visual and functional differences

Example: comparing decorative ceramic vessels and utilitarian pottery

 Describing visual and functional qualities of composition

 Producing a reflective narrative that critically analyzes the organizational effectiveness and artistic choices of personal and peer works of art

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6.) Respond orally and in writing to ideas of selected critics, historians, aestheticians, and artists.

Example: discussing criteria for valuing works of art from Kenneth Clark's What is a Masterpiece'

8.) Compare modes of artistic expression used in art and other academic disciplines.

Examples: comparing improvisation in music, visual arts, dance, and theatre; comparing narrative art to literature, a painting of historic events to social sciences, op art to the science of optics, or tessellations to geometric shapes and designs

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9.) Organize research about art, artists, cultures, times, and places into a product or presentation.

Examples: producing a digital presentation comparing the use of logos in advertising, writing a research paper comparing art and its social context